The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday attacked military and nuclear facilities in Iran, killing several top military leaders and nuclear scientists. The IDF confirmed on X that the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and the commander of Iran’s Emergency Command were killed during [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called for the G7 leaders to denounce and sanction Israeli officials for recent actions in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The call came days ahead of the G7 summit to be held in Kananaskis, Canada. The HRW letter called on leaders to use the summit to [...]

Thousands of opposition protesters demonstrated in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) of corruption and calling for an early election. The protest was organized by the country’s main opposition Popular Party (PP), after leaked audio recordings revealed a PSOE campaign to discredit the Central [...]

A US federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration can bar the Associated Press (AP) from some events and spaces in the White House. The opinion follows an AP lawsuit claiming the administration infringed upon the outlet’s First Amendment rights. Written by US Circuit Judge Neomi Rao, the 2-1 ruling stated [...]

A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Friday accepted formal charges against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and several former government officials concerning the crackdown on the 2024 protests that left hundreds of students killed. Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam submitted crimes against humanity charges before a three-member tribunal, stating that the trial represents not revenge [...]

A federal judge on Friday prevented US President Donald Trump’s administration from revoking temporary protected status for 5,000 Venezuelans—halting the invalidation of work permits and other residency documents. San Francisco US District Judge Edward Chen found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem potentially exceeded her legal authority when trying to invalidate Temporary Protection Status (TPS) [...]

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday called for an urgent ceasefire and protection of civilians in Gaza following Israeli airstrikes that killed two of its employees. ICRC stated that the strikes of May 24 killed Ibrahim Eid, a weapon contamination officer for the ICRC, and Ahmad Abu Hilal, a security guard [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that the new World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic treaty is a landmark effort, but is flawed and inadequate in its implementation mechanisms and effectiveness to combat inequalities between countries. In its statement, HRW noted that the treaty presents a unique opportunity for countries to cooperate in times of [...]

A Kenyan human rights lawyer was expelled from Tanzania on Sunday following her attempt to attend the trial of an opposition figure facing treason charges. Martha Karua—a lawyer, former minister of justice, and former presidential candidate in Kenya—was initially detained before being deported from the airport in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city. While detained, Karua [...]

US President Donald Trump’s administration admitted on Friday that the deportation of a man identified as OCG was based on erroneous information. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials said that there was no record of the man telling ICE that he was not afraid to go back to Mexico, attributing the error to an agency [...]